But First, a Joke! (And a Video, with Another Joke!)

But First, a Joke! (And a Video, with Another Joke!)

A man helps a drunk up at a bar and offers to take him home. On the way to the car, the drunk falls down three times. As they walk up to his house, he falls down four more times. After ringing the bell, the man says, "Here's your husband!"

The drunk's wife says, "Where's his wheelchair?"

About the Jokester:

Ari Graynor called in a favor for this interview. From Woody Allen. She said she needed a joke, and he responded with the Henny Youngman bit above. The 28-year-old, best known as the inebriated sidekick in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, has a new project: a raunchy slapstick with Jonah Hill called The Sitter. The movie taps into a skill Graynor perfected in a recent play, Trust, and starts with an equally intimate scene. "I had to fake orgasm over and over and over again." Her secret? "It's all about the breath. Breath and joy." And here we thought it was all pity.

I was in Albuquerque shooting a movie called Ten Year. I had just moved out of a home — out of a relationship — and didn't have a place. It was like, Oh shit, I need to have something when I move to L.A. Within 24 hours on Craigslist, that place presented itself. I've been in 20 different sublets and apartments over the past eight years. That one is definitely my favorite.